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FROM THE COLLECTION OF JOAN DIDION: JOHN MICKLETHWAIT AND ADRIAN WOOLRIDGE'S THE RIGHT NATION; WITH AN AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED BY MICKLETHWAIT TO DIDION
MICKLETHWAIT, John and Adrian Wooldridge. [Joan Didion].
The Right Nation: Conservative Power in America.
New York: The Penguin Press, 2004.
First edition, second printing of this bold analysis of modern America. Octavo, original half cloth. From the library of Joan Didion with an autograph note on The Economist Group business letterhead signed and entirely in the hand of John Micklethwait, "Dear Joan, As promised (or threatened) here is a copy of my soon-to-be-released book on conservative America, in which you make a fleeting appearance. John Micklethwait." American journalist and novelist Joan Didion gained a reputation in the 1960s and 70s as a pioneer of the New Journalism style of news writing. Her articles and political writing engaged audiences in the…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 141543
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Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policies?; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning Economist James J. Heckman
HECKMAN, James J. and Alan Krueger.
Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policies?
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2004.
First edition, early printing of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To John Rogers with respect Jim Heckman 9/18/15." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 138139
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First Edition of David Fromkin's Europe's Last Summer: Who Started the Great War in 1914?; Signed by Him
FROMKIN, David.
Europe’s Last Summer: Who Started the Great War in 1914?
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.
First edition of this "enormously impressive book" (The Weekly Standard). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with 16 pages of photographs and 1 map. Boldly signed by David Fromkin. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Evan Gaffney. Jacket photograph by Gavin Bond.
Price: $225.00 Item Number: 138439
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First Edition of In Defense of Globalization; Inscribed by Jagdish Bhagwati
BHAGWATI, Jaqdish.
In Defense of Globalization.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
First edition of this "outstandingly effective book" (The Economist). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Fannie with warm regards, Professor Bhagwati." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kathleen M. Lynch.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 107289
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First Edition of Daniel Libeskind's Breaking Ground; Signed by Him and twice by Jacket illustrator Chip Kidd
LIBESKIND, Daniel.
Breaking Ground.
New York: Riverhead Books, 2004.
First edition of the famed architect's autobiography. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by Daniel Libeskind on the title page. Additionally signed twice by jacket illustrator Chip Kidd, once on the front jacket panel and again on the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 122771
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First Edition of Story Lines; Inscribed by Photographer Robert Frank
FRANK, Robert.
Storylines.
Germany: Steidl Publishers, 2004.
First edition of this volume, which commemorates the first major exhibit of Frank’s work in Britain. Oblong quarto, original flexible photographic wrappers Inscribed and dated in 2007 by Robert Frank on the title page. In fine condition, issued without a dust jacket.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 7357
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“My identity might begin with the fact of my race, but it didn't, couldn't end there. At least that's what I would choose to believe": Dreams From My Father; INSCRIBED BY BARACK OBAMA
OBAMA, Barack.
Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance.
New York: Crown Publishers, 2004.
First paperback edition of the future President's first book. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Bob - All the best! Barack" In fine condition.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 133108
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First Edition of I am Charlotte Simmons; Signed by Tom Wolfe
WOLFE, Tom.
I Am Charlotte Simmons.
New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2004.
First edition of this "hilarious, exclamation-point filled novel" (John Freeman). Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Tom Wolfe on the title page. Laid in is the original program for the book signing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Susan Mitchell.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 147194
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First Edition of I am Charlotte Simmons; Inscribed by Tom Wolfe to Fellow Writer Henry Marks
WOLFE, Tom.
I Am Charlotte Simmons.
New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2004.
First edition of this "hilarious, exclamation-point filled novel" (John Freeman). Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Henry Marks my fellow Rolling Stoner. Tom Wolfe." The recipient, Henry Marks was a Rolling Stone writer and colleague of Wolfe's. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Susan Mitchell. A nice association.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 140245
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"Hello Sun in my face": First Edition of Mary Oliver's Why I Wake Early
OLIVER, Mary.
Why I Wake Early.
Boston: Beacon Press, 2004.
First edition of this collection by the Pulitzer prize-winning poet. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sara Eisenman.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 146882
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First Edition of Gao Xingjian's Buying a Fishing Rod For My Grandfather; Inscribed by Him
XINGJIAN, Gao.
Buying a Fishing Rod For My Grandfather.
New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2004.
First American edition of the author's first collection of short stories published in English. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Pour ____ ____ Gao Xingjian Paris le 20 Octobre 2006." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich. Translated from the Chinese by Mabel Lee.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 138015
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"Being an astute businessman, Ryder took great interest in the integrity of the matches that would later bear his name": First Edition of The Ryder Cup Meets the Monster; Inscribed by Dow Finsterwald, Jr.
PERRY, Bryon; Foreword by Dow Finsterwald Jr.
The Ryder Cup Meets the Monster: a Collection of Words and Pictures Commemorating Golf’s Crown Jewel.
Michigan: Premier Publishing, 2004.
First edition of this work dedicated to 'golf's crown jewel': The Ryder Cup. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Inscribed by Dow Finsterwald on the title page, "For James! Best Wishes Dow Finsterwald Captain Ryder Cup 1977." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 2094
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First edition of Cornel West's Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism; Inscribed by him
WEST, Cornel.
Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism.
New York: The Penguin Press, 2004.
First edition of this contemporary classic. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Sis' Julie Jerome, Stay Strong Love, Cornel West." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haggar.
Price: $225.00 Item Number: 146136
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First Edition of My Life; Inscribed by President Bill Clinton
CLINTON, Bill.
My Life.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.
First edition of President Clinton's autobiography. Large octavo, original blue boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To ____ Best wishes- Bill Clinton. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 146893
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First edition of George Shearing's Lullaby of Birdland; inscribed by him to American journalist William Safire
SHEARING, George with Alyn Shipton [William Safire].
Lullaby of Birdland.
New York: Continuum, 2004.
First edition of British jazz pianist George Shearing's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Helene and Bill - Not it's my turn! Affectionately, George Shearing." The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and supported him again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He authored several political columns in addition to his weekly column “On Language” in The New York Times Magazine from 1979 until the…
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 135249
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"I'd come from a long ways off and had started a long ways down": First edition of Bob Dylan: Chronicles: Volume One; signed by Bob Dylan
DYLAN, Bob.
Bob Dylan: Chronicles.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004.
First edition of Dylan's revealing autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Coco Shinomiya. PSA/DNA LOA and sticker to the title page. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 143531